– Portland Chinese Scholarship Foundation presents “Sweet & Sour: Life in Chinese Family Restaurants,” Thursday 5:30pm in Old Town Portland. From web site: “Dr. John Jung, professor emeritus of psychology at California State Univ at Long Beach and author of “Sweet & Sour: Life in Chinese Family Restaurants” will describe his numerous interviews and research on the social history of Chinese restaurants and the families who run them. The public is invited to hear him explain how these immigrants came to the US and how they became restaurant owners. This event is FREE.”

– ISing Community Choir performs their spring concert on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Beaverton’s Bethel Congregational United Church of Christ. From web site: “The ISing Community Choir, ISing Children’s Choir and The Circus Project will join together to present Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana. Enjoy circus performers, acrobatics, aerialists, dancers and more all set to the powerful music of Carmina Burana.” Admission is by donation.

– Gathering of the Guilds, Friday – Sunday at the Oregon Convention Center. See artisan hand crafted work in clay, glass, metal, wood, fabric and beads. Free admission, over 150 booths, live demonstrations, music, activities for kids and much more.

– Bank of America’s Museums on Us program offers free admission to the Portland Art Museum, Pittock Mansion and the Lan Su Chinese Garden this Saturday and Sunday. To qualify for Museums on Us, customers must present their Bank of America or Merrill Lynch credit or debit card along with a photo ID to gain free general admission.

– Free Comic Book Day, Saturday at local comic book shops in the area including Excalibur Books and Comics, Future Dreams, Floating World Comics, Things From Another World and Bridge City Comics. Please see web site for more listings.

– Write Around Portland free writing workshops on Saturday, 10:00am – 12:00pm at locations around the Portland area. This event is free, but registration is required and everyone is welcome to participate. Journals, pens and light snacks provided.

– Portland REI Used Gear Sale, Saturday beginning at 8:00am sharp at the Pearl district location. Two weeks ago we listed the Tualatin sale on a Sunday and it was wrong — this event on Saturday is the right date and time, so come on out for some great bargains just in time for the upcoming summer!

– Oregon Chamber Players perform 7:30pm Saturday at All Saints’ Episcopal Church with a program to honor and celebrate their founder and artistic director, Timoteus Racz. Free-will donations will be accepted in lieu of general admission. These donations will be for the Oregon Chamber Players/Junior Symphony of Vancouver organization that he founded and funds will be used to ensure that his legacy will live on.

– The Unscriptables ‘UTV’ performance 10:00pm Saturday at the Funhouse Lounge, admission is “Pay What You Want” and cash only. There is also an 8:00pm “USS Improvise The Next Generation.”

– OMSI admission is just $2 per person as part of their First Sunday program.

– Portland REI Used Gear Sale – Clearance, Sunday 10:00am at the Pearl district location. REI Coop Members Only. Items not sold on Sat. 5/05 will be priced at 50% off. Items are one-of-a-kind; come early for best selection. All sales are final.

– Still need more ideas of what to do this weekend? Then please take a look at Arounthesunblog and PDXPipeline for more! And if we missed any events that you’d like to mention, please leave a comment below.